Checking Out: Resonate – Cinematic Percussion, Impossible Aftershocks by Spitfire Audio
Percussionist extraordinaire Evelyn Glennie has teamed up with the ever-enigmatic Spitfire Audio to create the mind-bending Resonate. This often-experimental library takes the idea of percussion to a new level by pairing up various percussion instruments with four resonating instruments. With every strike, bow and impact, these instruments resonate together creating a rich and unexpected landscape […]
FREE VSTs & Kontakt Instruments, Sample Packs and Plugins for May 2022 – The Download Show
The Download Show for May 2022 – Show Notes Links to everything mentioned in the show are below. FREE SAMPLE PACKS and Loops Melody XXL 1 & 2 by Crasbangers https://bit.ly/3LvW0SB Drunken Percussion Vol. 2 Pack by Just Jared https://bit.ly/3LE8bwK Summer Days R&B Pack by Dixon Beats https://bit.ly/3LxvwAb Modern Guitar Loops Vol. 1 […]
Checking Out: Fink Signatures by Spitfire Audio
Spitfire Audio collaborates with Fin Greenall (aka Fink) for an Acoustic Guitar toolkit with loads of character highlighting the artist’s signature playing styles. Great for inspiration for songwriting or adding personality to a score. I finished the review wanting more Fink! Jump to the Videos of Fink Signatures by Spitfire Audio Jump to the Demos […]
Checking Out: Polaris by Spitfire Audio
Polaris is the latest cinematic collaboration between audio giants Spitfire Audio and electronic pioneer BT. Following the fascinating and immersive BT Phobos, Polaris blends resampled orchestral recordings with rare synthesisers to create a mesmeric and innovative instrument. Utilising both the standard Spitfire engine and the eDNA engine, housed in one interchangeable plugin, Spitfire Audio has […]
Review: Polaris by Spitfire Audio
Is Polaris a synthesizer? Yes, but unlike the classic waveforms, filters, and oscillators you’ve come to expect, Polaris covers new sonic territory that is somehow both familiar and completely new . . both organic and synthetic, this instrument is a beautiful cyborg. Jump to the Videos of Polaris by Spitfire Audio Jump to the Demos […]
Checking Out: Heirloom by Spitfire Audio
Spitfire Audio has released an ultra-modern scoring toolkit from the imagination of acclaimed artist Keaton Henson Heirloom is intimate, character-rich, and for want of a better word, dusty collection of cinematic instruments. Described by Spitfire Audio themselves as “the sonic equivalent of the worn-out seat on your father’s favourite chair”, what possibly could this collection […]
Review: Abbey Road One Selections Mysterious Reeds by Spitfire Audio
The classic “Who done it?” is back and Mysterious Reeds is providing the ambience. Very rarely do you get an out-of-the-box library that embodies the sound of iconic cinema and pop music itself . . . enter the Abbey Road One series. Jump to the Videos of Abbey Road One Selections Mysterious Reeds by Spitfire […]
Review: Appassionata Strings by Spitfire Audio
The name Spitfire Audio has become synonymous with quality in the world of sampling. With each product release, they deliver consistently high-quality and interesting sample libraries that often stand head and shoulders above their competition. Their latest release of Appassionata Strings is no exception and is sure to impress, giving users instant access to hyper […]
Review: Spitfire Appassionata Strings by Spitfire Audio
A new library dedicated to soaring lyrical melodies featuring a mid-sized string section recorded with Spitfire Audio’s all-new “impulse” legato technique. With the recording taking place in the spiritual home of Spitfire, Lyndhurst Hall at AIR Studios, this is one library that has instantly found a place in my template to create huge melodies with […]
Review: Original’s Media Toolkit by Spitfire Audio
Spitfire Audio’s Originals Media Toolkit offers unique sound design for creating modern scores with unusual and vintage processing techniques. This collection is a blend of sound design instruments and found sound percussion that delivers a variety of content helped in no small part to its processed signal mixes and onboard effects. Jump to the Videos […]